Title: Acception, Vol. 1
Author: Coco Ouwerkerk
Genre: Graphic Novel, Young Adult, LGBTQ
Publisher: Webtoon Unscrolled
Source: Publisher via NetGalley
Format: Ebook
Release Date: May 27, 2025
Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
For fans of high school comedy drama with quirky, lovable characters, this is a comic from debut author Colourbee about love, acceptance, and surviving high school (while keeping your secrets intact).
It’s the start of a new school year at Apollo High and Arcus just moved from England to the Netherlands. With his rainbow-colored hair and love of all things fashion, Arcus is anything but your average teenager.
He’s an upbeat independent thinker, proud fashionista, and like the rest of us, is looking for a few fiends to call his own. This won’t be easy for Arcus, because his best options for friends are prickly goth Maud and self-centered queen bee Iris.
Review:
This graphic novel is about Arcus, who doesn’t follow the status quo in his new school. Other students make assumptions based on his appearance. Arcus and his new friend Maud had opposite styles, with Arcus having rainbow hair and Maud dressing all in black, but they had a lot in common. They were both bullied by other students and they had to deal with some serious family issues at home. There were some funny moments though with students mishearing things when they eavesdropped or making completely wrong assumptions.
Acception, Vol. 1 is a great graphic novel with a mix of serious and funny moments!
Thank you Wattpad Books for providing a copy of this book!
Content warnings: bullying, transphobia, homophobia, alcoholism, cancer
Have you read Acceptation, Vol. 1? What did you think of it?
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